This is an analysis of the poem Vertical that begins with:
Perhaps the purpose of leaves is to conceal
the verticality of trees which we notice in December ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abcabXXcXXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 01010010001 0100000111100010 1010111101011 1010111001010 0111111110 01001001011 0011111111101 111101110001110 1101110111110 011101100101 111111110011
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 577
- Average number of words per stanza: 105
- Amount of lines: 11
- Average number of symbols per line: 52 (very long strings)
- Average number of words per line: 10
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Vertical;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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